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Teva settles tax dispute in Israel with $750 million payment

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has entered into a deal with the Israel Tax Authority to resolve all pending litigation related to taxes payable for the years from 2008 to 2020, the

Teva settles tax dispute in Israel with $750 million payment
Health

Nestle launches website for individuals on weight loss drugs

Nestle's health unit on Tuesday launched a web platform to provide nutritional support for individuals on weight loss programs, including those using GLP-1 medications.

Nestle launches website for individuals on weight loss drugs
Environment|Health

Italy must not ignore Ilva steel plant health risks, EU court rules

A steel plant in the southern Italian city of Taranto should be shut down if it poses significant threats to the environment and human health, the European Court of Justice said

Italy must not ignore Ilva steel plant health risks, EU court rules
Business|Health

Therapy developer Alumis seeks up to $1 billion valuation in US IPO

Alumis is targeting a valuation of up to $1.01 billion in its initial public offering in the United States, the therapy developer said on Monday.

Therapy developer Alumis seeks up to $1 billion valuation in US IPO
Health

Doctors must keep Ozempic prescriptions in check, Danish regulator says

Doctors in Denmark should limit how many packs of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic diabetes drug patients can pick up at one time, the Danish Patient Safety Authority said on Monday, amid

Doctors must keep Ozempic prescriptions in check, Danish regulator says
Business|Health

Takeda gives Sun Pharma, Cipla rights to commercialize gastro drug in India

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical gave India's Sun Pharmaceutical and Cipla the rights to commercialize gastrointestinal drug Vonoprazan in the country.

Takeda gives Sun Pharma, Cipla rights to commercialize gastro drug in India
Economy|Environment|Health

US lawmakers seek crackdown on Chinese used cooking oil imports over fraud concerns

A group of U.S. farm state senators is pushing for a regulatory crackdown on surging imports of used cooking oil from China and elsewhere amid concerns some of the shipments could be

US lawmakers seek crackdown on Chinese used cooking oil imports over fraud concerns
Business|Economy|Health

Illumina to take $1.47 billion goodwill impairment charge related to Grail in Q2

Illumina said on Thursday it will take a goodwill impairment charge of $1.47 billion in the second quarter related to recently spun-off cancer diagnostic test maker Grail.

Illumina to take $1.47 billion goodwill impairment charge related to Grail in Q2
Business|Health

Altria seeks FDA marketing order for oral nicotine pouch products

Tobacco giant Altria said on Wednesday it had submitted Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its on!

Altria seeks FDA marketing order for oral nicotine pouch products
Business|Economy|Health

Novo Nordisk ends kidney disease trial, books $816 million impairment in Q2

Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday it would recognise an impairment loss of about 5.7 billion Danish crowns ($816.72 million) in the second quarter of 2024, after its CLARION-CKD

Novo Nordisk ends kidney disease trial, books $816 million impairment in Q2
Health

US CDC alerts healthcare providers of increase in dengue cases

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory on Tuesday alerting healthcare providers about an increased risk of dengue virus infections in the United States.

US CDC alerts healthcare providers of increase in dengue cases
Health

Peru to stop labeling transgender people as mentally ill

Peru will stop listing individuals who identify as transgender, among others, as suffering from mental disorders, the country's health ministry announced on Tuesday, following a

Peru to stop labeling transgender people as mentally ill
Health

Nearly 40% of Italian teens take drugs, government report finds

Almost 960,000 Italians aged between 15 and 19, or 39% of them, have consumed illegal substances at least once, an annual government report to parliament showed on Tuesday, as drug

Nearly 40% of Italian teens take drugs, government report finds
Health

At least 2,000 medical evacuations from Gaza prevented by Rafah crossing closure, says WHO

The closure of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza has prevented the medical evacuations of at least 2,000 patients, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday,

At least 2,000 medical evacuations from Gaza prevented by Rafah crossing closure, says WHO
Economy|Health

US restarting avocado, mango checks in Mexico after week-long pause

U.S. health safety inspectors are gradually restarting inspections of avocados and mangos in Mexico needed to export the farm commodities to the United States, the U.S.

US restarting avocado, mango checks in Mexico after week-long pause
Business|Health

Novo Nordisk says no sign of crime, links between fires at Denmark facilities

There has been no indication so far that three fires that broke out at Novo Nordisk's Danish facilities over the past month were connected or that they were caused by criminal

Novo Nordisk says no sign of crime, links between fires at Denmark facilities
Business|Health

Beiersdorf: gaining share in shrinking China luxury skin care market

German skin care company Beiersdorf said on Tuesday the luxury skin care market in China has continued to "decline strongly" during the second quarter, but the group has managed to gain

Beiersdorf: gaining share in shrinking China luxury skin care market
Business|Health

Amazon Pharmacy expands $5 monthly subscription to Medicare patients

Amazon.com's pharmacy unit said on Tuesday it is expanding eligibility for its monthly subscription service, which covers a range of generic drugs, to those enrolled in government-backed

Amazon Pharmacy expands $5 monthly subscription to Medicare patients
Business|Health

Philip Morris suspends nationwide sales on Zyn.com after D.C. subpoena

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International said on Monday that it would suspend online sales on Swedish Match North America's ZYN.com nationwide as the Zyn nicotine pouch maker responds to

Philip Morris suspends nationwide sales on Zyn.com after D.C. subpoena
Economy|Health

US to stop advance payments for Medicare providers hit by Change hack

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on Monday it plans to close the advance payments program it started to help some Medicare providers and suppliers affected by disruptions

US to stop advance payments for Medicare providers hit by Change hack
Health

US FDA approves Merck's pneumococcal vaccine for adults

Merck said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its next-generation vaccine to protect adults against the pneumococcal disease.

US FDA approves Merck's pneumococcal vaccine for adults
Environment|Health

Bird flu spreads to seventh Australian poultry farm

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread to a seventh poultry farm near Melbourne, the government of Australia's Victoria state said on Monday.

Bird flu spreads to seventh Australian poultry farm
Business|Economy|Education|Health

Novo Nordisk CEO to testify in US Senate hearing on high cost of Ozempic, Wegovy

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions said on Friday that Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen has agreed to testify voluntarily in a hearing focusing on U.S. prices for

Novo Nordisk CEO to testify in US Senate hearing on high cost of Ozempic, Wegovy
Economy|Health

Vietnam plans raising special consumption tax on alcoholic drinks to 100% by 2030

Vietnam's Finance Ministry has proposed to hike a special consumption tax on alcoholic drinks to 100% by 2030, the ministry said, a move that may further hurt the country's beverage

Vietnam plans raising special consumption tax on alcoholic drinks to 100% by 2030
Environment|Health

Antelope dies at Tennessee zoo after choking on plastic cap

An antelope choked to death at a Tennessee zoo last week after swallowing a plastic cap from a squeezable food pouch that a guest apparently brought into the animal park in violation of

Antelope dies at Tennessee zoo after choking on plastic cap

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